Corset



Jan. 19, 1937.

J. J. KISPERT CORSET Original Filed April 29, 1935 INVE NTOR Josgu/z JIM 1 ezf -MWMOW/7 ATTORNEY WITQESSES 2 w /zo ym Patented Jan. 19, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT/OFFICE CORSET Joseph J. Kispert, Hamden, Conn., assignor to I. Newman & Sons, Inc., New Haven, Conn.. a corporation of Connecticut Original application April 29, 1935, Serial No. 18,935. Divided and this application July 26,

1935, Serial No. 33,379 r 4 Claims. (Cl. 2-3'l) This invention relates to corsets, girdles, and is stretchable longitudinally of the garment, the like, and is a divisional application of my while the sections l2 and ii! are elastic andv prior application Serial No. 18,935, filed April 29, stretchable circumferentially of the garment. 1935. An object of the invention is to provide The entire panel I is substantially rectangular,

an improved construction wherein the desired but by reason of the fact that the gores l2 and 5 support is provided and yet freedom of movel3 take up a certain amount of space the upper ment permitted. I three-quarters of the section I l taper upwardly.

Another-object of theinvention is to provide The goresi2 and I3 extendto a point beyond an improved corset, girdle, or other foundation the center of the garmentso that they will garment wherein elastic and inelastic panels are overlap the upper end of. gores 4 and 5. As 10 interspersed in such a manner as to give a re-' shown in the accompanying drawing, the upper silient action adjacent the top and bottom" of edge of the corset is substantially at the waistthe garment and an almost unyielding circumline and extends downwardly over the hipsa ferential action at the center. v short distance. a a

A further j more p a y. s to prO- The form of the corset shown isa step-in gar- 15 vide a corset having a number of inelastic panels ment but it is evident that the same inventive with a number of gores or substantially trid ld b applied t other forms of garangular shaped inserts extending from the rements, and, if desired, the corset body could exspeetive p d bottom edges and app g tend above the waistline without departing from 0 so as to give resilient action at certain points the spirit of the invention.

- and non-resilient action at other points. As shown in Fig. 1, the elastic gores are ar- In the accompanying d ew 8 ranged to present the greatest circumferential Figure 1 is frent elevation of a Corset d sstretchability for the lower half of one-third of 01061118 a embodiment of the ve t n; the garment. The greatest stretchability of the )5 Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the corset shown gores i2 and I3 is adjacent the waistline, while in 1; the section II freely" stretches longitudinally of 3 S at e v through 8- 1 0n the garment at all times. This will allow a certhe line tain longitudinal action without the garment Fig. 4 is a schematic sectional view through riding up t t same t th garment 1 on the line acts to constrictthe body while allowing a cer- 30 Referring to the accompanying drawing by tain yielding action at points where the same is numerals I indicates 8 1mm; Panel which is desired. It will be noted that the upper part formed from an ne s Section 3 and three of the front of the garment does not yield what- 7 elastic sections 3, 4 and 5. All three of these ever whereby the abdomen f the person using elastic sePtlons are in the nature gores' with the garment is confined in the desired way with- 35 the elastic section 3 arranged centrally and exout undue contraction in View of the gates |2 tending to slightly short of a central line of the and corset body, while the sections 4- and 5 extend I claim: beyond the central line of the corset body. The L A corset of the character described 40 material of which the elastic sections is made is prising a pair of inelastic side panels a rear 40 stretchable in one direction only and these secpanel Structure formed of material elastic and 510115 are arranged in the panel I as to stretch stretchable in one direction only, the material clrcumerentiauy the garment A suitable forming said rear panel being divided into opening 5 is formed in the the three parts, the central part being positioned being normally held closed by sultable (115911 to stretch longitudinally of the garment and 45 gageable faste ele'illre T which may be of the remaining parts being positioned to stretch any desir kind of the Well-known tell-m y circumferentially 'of' the garment, said remainsl de ast e ing parts being wider at the top and tapering e corset y is Provided With Side 0011- toward the bottom of the garment, and a front Strietlng Panels and 9 which are formed of panel'formed of three gores of elastic material 50 material substantially inelastic, while the rear d a, body of inelastic material, said body of panel i0 is formed of sections or gores II, I! inelastic material having an A-shaped notch at and I3. A1101 these sections are formed 0f eiasthe lower central part thereof and cut-away tic material stretchable in one direction only. ides extending from the bottom to a point The section II is so arranged that the elastic slightly more than half the height of the gar- 55 ment, said elastic gores being arranged in said notch and cut-away portions respectively, whereby from a point slightly above the center of the garment to the bottom is provided an elastic circumferentially stretchable connection between the body of the front panel and the side panels.

2. A garment of the character described including a corset body provided with a front having a central substantially non-stretchable panel and a plurality of gores extending from the bottom edge of the garment upwardly and elastic and stretchable circumferentially, and a substantially rectangular rear panel of elastic material stretchable and elastic in one direction and substantially inelastic at right angles thereto, said rear panel having a central section flaring from the top to near the bottom and positioned to stretch longitudinally of the garment and a pair of gore members extending from the top of the garment to the bottom of the flare of the central section, said gore members being positioned to stretch circumferentially of the garment whereby the lower portion of the garment at the rear is substantially non-elastic circumferentially while at the front portion it is elastic circumferentially..

3. A corset of the character described, comprising a corset body having inelastic side panels, a front panel, and a rear panel, said iront panel having an inelastic section and a plurality of elastic sections, said elastic sections being gore-shaped, one on each side of the inelastic section and extending upwardly approximately one-half the length of the garment, the material forming said elastic sections being elastic in one direction only and arranged in the corset body to stretch circumferentially, said rear panel being formed of a central elastic section and a pair of elastic gores extending from the upper edge of the garment downwardly past the center of the garment, said central section being elastic and stretchable only longitudinally of the garment and the gores elastic and stretchable only circumferentially of the garment.

4. A foundation garment of the step-in type including front and rear members, said front member having an opening from the top down-- wardly slightly off the center of the front, a slide fastener for securinggyethe edges of said opening together, said front member being formed principally of inelastic material extending from the top to the bottom and being formed with circumferentially stretchable gores having their larger ends at the bottom, said rear member having a longitudinally stretchable panel tapering from a point slightly below the center of the garment ,upwardly. and circumferentially stretchable gores connected to said tapering portions, said gores being of a size to cause the rear member to be substantially rectangular whereby the garment is circumferentially stretchable at the top and bottom within certain limits and the back of the garment is longitudinally stretchable while the front of the garment is substantially nonstretchable longitudinally.

JOSEPH J. KISPERT. 

